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Household of Richard Hey (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard Hey and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Hey, born in 1822 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hey, born in 1834 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Isabella Swan, born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Selina Thorpe, born in 1865 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Hey's household

Male

Richard

Hey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hey

Wife
Female

Mary Isabella Swan

Hey

Daughter
Female

Selina

Thorpe

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Hey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Hey

Head

Married

59

1822

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hey

Wife

Married

47

1834

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Isabella Swan

Hey

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Woolwich, Kent, England

Selina

Thorpe

Servant

Single

16

1865

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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